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Nathalie and Tyler are pictured here at Nathalie's book launch for her 2nd novel in the Prince Amir fastasy mystery series, The King's Daughters. Tyler Clarke of Cutbanks Magazine was busy interviewing her when I took the picture.

Took a second picture of Nathalie with my husband, David Lott, which I shared on Sci-Fi Talk.

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Catherine has up a facebook album of action shots from the Pan-Demish Tournament staged at the launch for Part 5: Far Arena, Jul 2, 2009, at the Prince George Public Library.

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Many thanks to CKPG, Tegan Lott and Krysia Anderson for interview which ran on TV last night and is available on the internet (click the image or title of this entry). Launch for Part 5: Far Arena will be held tomorrow night, July 2, at the Prince George Public Library. Drop in at 6 pm for some sword training and to browse the art show. Short program to be held at 7 pm followed by the Pan-Demish Tournament where participants will compete for book prizes.

Labels: Book Launch, Part 5: Far Arena, Prince George Public Library

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Detail above is from EDGE newsletter received today.

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Many thanks to Stephen St. Laurent, videographer, for capturing the feeling of the book launch for Pretenders, Part 3 of the Okal Rel Saga, held at the Prince George Public Library at the end of September. A good time was had.

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EDGE is hosting a book launch for its latest titles at World Fantasy Con in Calgary, Saturday November 1st from 1:00pm until 4:00pm. The books being launched are:

• Madman's Dance by Jana G. Oliver


• Pretenders by Lynda Williams


• Tesseracts Twelve edited by Claude Lalumière


• Gaslight Grimoire edited by J. R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec


• Writer's for Relief Vol.2 edited by Davey Beauchamp

Labels: Book Launch, Pretenders, World Fantasy Convention

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Feedback from fellow SF Author Nathalie Mallet, on the launch for Pretenders last night at the PG Public Library. It was fun! Pictures soon.

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Pleased to hear the launch of Part 3: Pretenders of the Okal Rel Saga announced on Daybreak North this morning. It will be held in the PG Public Library as part of the Friends of the Library series featuring local authors. Time is 7-9 pm. The program features short readings, an art show and fencing demos.

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Working on prints for the art show to go up on display at the launch for Pretenders on September 30, 7-9 pm at the Prince George Public Library. David has quite a line up on the agenda, with a short presentation on fencing in the movies by Craig Bowlsby, readings, video presentations and fencing demos. To get a copy of the full picture of Brianna's sketches click the small image. Brianna Thomas did these as a warm up for the House of Em graphic novel which we still hope to get into production one day. Maybe when Part 6: Avim's Oath is finished.

Labels: art, Book Launch, Brianna Thomas, Courtesan Prince

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Got a mention in the article on a party Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing is hosting at World Fantasy Convention 2008 which snagged on my google alert. Apparently Edge is throwing a party with live entertainment by The Plaid Tongued Devils. Notice of the PG book launch for Part 3: Pretenders of the ORU Saga also showed up in the "Coming Events" of the PG Citizen in print and online.

There was also a great article on the launch by Teresa Mallam in PG Free Press, in the week of Sept 23 on Part 3: Pretenders and the book launch Sep 30.

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Thanks to David Lott, the Pretenders Launch Sep 30, 2008 at the Prince George Public Library is included in the September 2008 edition of The Pulse, a Prince George digital promotions innovation masterminded by Shawn Petriw.

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Mel recently gave me some "chibbie" art -- which is a sort of anime style -- featuring characters in Righteous Anger. I'm puttering at getting it up in the gallery whenever she's around to supervise my work in photoshop doing the coloring. She has also agreed to take on the organizing for a student art show at the launch for Book #3: Pretenders, September 30, 2008, at the Prince George Public Library. Go Mel. One less thing for me to worry about as I slog away at porting titles with some help from First Expansion friends.

Labels: art, Book Launch, First Expansion, Mel, Pretenders

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Labels: Book Launch, David Lott, Freeblades Fencing Club, Krysia, Mel, Okal Rel Universe Anthology 2, Paul Strickland, Prince George Public Library, Stephen St. Laurent, Tegan

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Last but not least, click the picture for a link to a page of picture taken by my husband David Lott at the Prince George launch for Okal Rel Universe Anthology 2, Jan 29 2008. He didn't put up all the shots he took! So I've added this one from the set, here, to feature Stephen St. Laurent and Michelle Cry-Whiting who spiced up the proceedings with their media presence. Big thank-you, as well, to Citizen reporter Paul Strickland for coming out. Betsy Trumpener put in an appearance with family as a member of the audience. I was also delighted to have fellow SF author Nathalie Mallet in the audience.


Big thank you, as well, to the readers: Krysia Anderson (who did a great job of reading from her story "Ladylike" in the 2nd Anthology), Paul Strickland (who read the Horth as a child at Amel's genotyping reception scene from Righteous Anger), Hal Friesen (who read from his forthcoming story for the 3rd anthology featuring a run in with Di Mon), and Gareth of the UNBC Fencing Club (who read the lead up to the fight in the arena on SanHome from Righteous Anger).


In costume for the event, we had Mel and Kailey as Di Mon and Ranar, and Tegan as a Golden Demish princess. I wore my red velvet cloak which I think of as Vretla Vrel's "dress up" attire for Demish receptions. On the table at the back of the roome, for show and tell, we had samples of braid worked in thread which a few members of the audience had fun playing with after the main event. I am in the debt of helpers Angela, Tegan, Mel and Kailey for helping with set up. And, of course, my husband David Lott too the pictures and helped with nearly everything from picking up treats to driving us to the event. Angela Lott made me the little sign behind the chocolates which read "Do not eat if you are Vrellish". Mel Farrow created the braid worn by herself (as Di Mon) and by Tegan (as a Demish princess). The chart explaining which colors went with which house was also created by Mel for the event. Art for the third anthology, by Richard Bartrop, was on display as a poster. I also gave away a commemorative postcard, to readers and others doing presentations, which featured the 3rd anthology artwork. Also on display was the ORU plaque given to me for Xmas by Lisa O. After the readings and costume presentations we had a fencing demonstration by the UNBC Freeblades Fencing Club, MC'd by their president Gareth Hopkins.

Much thanks to all participants and attendees! And if you weren't there this time, plan to do something for the next launch (Book #3: Pretenders in the fall) or to come out and see what other people come up with.

Labels: Book Launch, Gareth Hopkins, Hal Friesen, Krysia, Mel, Michelle Cyr-Whiting, Nathalie Mallet, Okal Rel Universe Anthology 2, Paul Strickland, Righteous Anger, Stephen St. Laurent

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Much thanks to Opinion 250 reporter Michelle Cyr-Whiting for her article, on Opinion 250, about the launch for Okal Rel Univese Anthology 2 at the PG Public Library Jan 29, 2008. I particular appreciate the chats she had with participants and the quotes from anthology contributors Krysia Anderson (anthology 2) and Hal Friesen (anthology 3).

Labels: Book Launch, Hal Friesen, Krysia, Michelle Cyr-Whiting, Okal Rel Universe Anthology 2, Opinion 250

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Belatedly (my excuse is I was working on Pretenders for editor Richard Jenzen) here's a detail from the four page invitation I whipped up for the launch of Okal Rel Universe Anthology 2 in Prince George, Jan 29.

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Belatedly, a picture of Nathalie's signing session at Books & Co. in Prince George. I reviewed her enjoyable historical fantasy, Princes of the Golden Cage, on Lynda Reads in September.

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Many thanks to video maven Stephen St. Laurent for taping the Righteous Anger book launch at the P.G. Public Library and making this video clip for me afterwards. The clip includes a cameo picture of Craig Bowlsby, fencing advisor for Righteous Anger, and footage of the fencing demo put on by Phil Clark and his comrades.

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EN GARDE - Author Lynda Williams, along with members of the UNBC Re-Enactment Club (Steve James, Ron Mallett, Paul Clark and Phil Clark) kick off the release of Williams' book Righteous Anger, a science fiction novel set in the Okal Rel universe. The book launch was at the Prince George Public Library on Thursday night (March 8, 1007). P.G. Citizen photo by David Mah.

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P.G. Citizen ran story on community page, today, about the launch, by reporter Bernice Trick.

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Just discovered this post on Dr. Robert Budde's Culture Mill, a blog about literary and artsy happenings in Northern B.C. Thank you Rob!

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Lovely article on the Okal Rel Universe in the P.G. Free Press last Friday. Just discovered the online version here. (And ack, should have got the hair cut before the picture. Oh well.)

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